Bass Guitars
Explore Bass Guitars
Latest about Bass Guitars

Ibanez unveils AZ series S-styles, offering flame-maple finishes and dyna-MIX switching for $549
By Jonathan Horsley published
These grown-up hot-rodded S-styles are supremely versatile and are decked out in premium features such as jumbo stainless steel frets and roasted maple necks

"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius
By MusicRadar published
We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso

Epic auction raises more than $2.4m for music and youth charities as O.G. ’54 Strat sells at $300k
By Jonathan Horsley published
Lots included a stunning 1953 Fender Telecaster ($75,000), a super-rare Metallic Green '55 Strat ($143,750) and an '80s Kramer prototype that was smashed by Eddie Van Halen

Stolen in ’72, returned in Feb, Paul McCartney’s original Höfner bass finally returns to the stage
By Jonathan Horsley published
McCartney's triumphant finale to the Got Back 2024 Tour also featured fellow Beatle Ringo Starr on drums and a guest spot from Ronnie Wood

Ernie Ball Music Man and RATM’s Tim Commerford team up for limited run signature StingRays
By Jonathan Horsley published
Commerford's latest EBMM signature collab features a pair of doozies, one active, one passive, both with adjustable thumb ramps, ash bodies and roasted maple necks

Behringer unveils $69 clone of Maestro BB-1 Bass Brassmaster, a ‘70s fuzz that’d cost $2000 vintage
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Bass Brassmaster Fuzz comes hot on the heels of the Centaur Overdrive and '69 Vibe, as Behringer continues its run of megabucks vintage stompbox replicas at entry-level prices

Fender unveils the Bassman effects line – 5 $119 pedalboard essentials for bassists
By Jonathan Horsley published
There's overdrive, fuzz, compression, delay and reverb, all in a road-worthy aluminium enclosure, all at an affordable $119 price point

“The best two weeks I’d had for years!”: Geezer Butler on the time Black Sabbath briefly sacked him
By Will Simpson published
They’d forgotten that they'd fired him
Get the MusicRadar Newsletter
Want all the hottest music and gear news, reviews, deals, features and more, direct to your inbox? Sign up here.